Thai Fix — Restaurant in Ladera Ranch

Thai Fix Ladera - 3.75 Been here twice for take-out; Uber Eats delivery once. This is a typical South OC Thai restaurant. Staff is friendly, efficient, and provides great customer service. Food has been consistent across 3 experiences now. Ordered takeout twice and Uber Eats once. Uber driver decided to pickup my order and never deliver it; the staff at Thai Fix made it right and included a few free goodies in my order to make up for the inconvenience, which was much appreciated.

The takeaway: These guys know how to correctly cook flat noodles. The portions are good, and chicken dishes give good amount of meat. They use too much oil in most dishes, and flavors could be more dominant. Overall, this is a decent Thai spot in South OC, but doesn't really stand out from the rest of the options.

Pad Se Ew: Probably their best noodle. Like all of their flat noodles, they are cooked well and have a good chew. Not soggy or overcooked like other establishments I've recently tried in the area. Least amount of oil in all fried rice and noodle dishes ordered. Decent Wok sear on parts of the noodles; would like to see slightly more sear, but overall good.

Pad Kee Mow: A bit too much oil and cayenne used in the dish (too much cayenne meaning the cayenne flavor is too distinct, not that the dsih has too much heat). Ordered level 5 and it met my expectations of heat level, I should have probably bumped to a 6 to get a bit extra oomph. Basil was burnt to a crisp (completely black). Recommendation for chef is to add basil after noodles come off the heat.

Panang Curry: Watery, and subtle. Heavily comprised of bell pepper. The Tofu chunks were nice and large, but not plentiful. Not what I expect from a panang. Would pass on this next order for another curry.

Pad Thai: Don't remember, but assume it was decent.

Pineapple Fried Rice: This one was off. Had a mustard/lemony acidity to it, which completely masked the curry flavor and pineapple sweetness typically found in this fried rice. Pool of oil in the container (pictured), which should not be the case with a well made fried rice. Definitely would not...

My daughter and I were delighted that a Thai restaurant opened in our community. We read the online review first, mostly positive. So, we decided to give the restaurant a try. We walked in at 5:00 and the restaurant was empty. My daughter and I looked over the menu and ordered the Pad Thai with Shrimp and Chicken Teriyaki with vegetable. 29.00 dollars and five minutes later we receive our take out order. At home, we open the containers, and the portions look the size of a Jenny Craig meal. I had asked the manager if the Pad Thai was enough for two people and he said, yes. Even with soy sauce, the Phai Thai was tasteless. My daughter and I could not even finish our small portions. The Chicken Teriyaki produced an unpleasant odor in our kitchen, so we passed on that dish too. I am a fan of Thai food, and I enjoy the Thai food from Diho Siam near our home. I would love to support local business, especially restaurants but I will not be dining at...

It is the evening of Christmas 2024. There are people waiting over an hour for food because it is so busy here with eat-in and take-out orders. The food is that good.

I knew this was going to happen and am a bit frustrated that I didn't get here earlier to beat the online and phone orders. The absolutely sweetest person in the front apologized to me because they are so busy tonight with orders. It certainly wasn't her fault that I came so late, ordered complex food, and Thai Fix is one of the few places open tonight.

This is my third time ordering from Thai Fix in Ladera Ranch and it is officially my go to Thai place. While she apologizes to each customer, bows respectfully, she offers a drink while running around the kitchen.

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